And Riley champions the state and boss’ orders. Nothing much has changed. — NOS4A2
Do they. I though only diabetics who don't take their meds die. I didn't realise a mental sate was so deadly. — Isaac
I don't trust the pharmaceutical industry — Isaac
Eli Lilly and Company, Novo Nordisk A/S, Sanofi S.A. = pharmaceutical industry, kind of big too. — jorndoe
Say, how distrusting would you be if you caught meningitis and/or syphilis and/or rabies? And a kid (of yours)? (Consulting immediately with the family doctor / whoever at a local hospital, is realistic in our case, pharmaceuticals/vaccinations :gasp: might be involved.) — jorndoe
You've heard of nuance! — Isaac
I don't trust the pharmaceutical industry — Isaac
Depends entirely on the circumstances, the severity of the disease in question, the urgency of the situation. — Isaac
I have. So ...
I don't trust the pharmaceutical industry — Isaac
... wasn't a blanket statement? (Far from it, perhaps?) — jorndoe
Explicit examples have been given. — jorndoe
COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. COVID-19 vaccines were evaluated in tens of thousands of participants in clinical trials. The vaccines met the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) rigorous scientific standards for safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing quality needed to support approval or authorization of a vaccine. CDC
That's good enough for me. — Wheatley
Unlike you, my choices are nuanced, which allows me to think without boxing myself into absurdities like you do all the time. — James Riley
NOS is well known as the forum idiot. Don't expect much consistency. — Xtrix
Then force is the only option on the table. Plain and simple. — Wheatley
I personally accept that fear plays a role on both sides - do you? — AJJ
Do you deny that you’re fearful of the virus? — AJJ
Yes, I deny it, for me. — James Riley
I want to trade your will to spread your nasty, filthy germs with my will to not let you.
I’m not very afraid of this virus and so I can’t imagine speaking of it in that fashion. — AJJ
It's a matter of will, not fear. — James Riley
A matter of quashing someone’s perceived will to do something you’re afraid of. — AJJ
I want to quash your will because you are a POS. Not because I'm afraid of a virus. — James Riley
I’m a POS because you perceive me as doing something you’re afraid of, i.e. spreading my “nasty, filthy germs”. — AJJ
You aren't afraid of the vaccine — James Riley
I am afraid of the vaccine. I believe the accounts (because why shouldn’t I?) of blood clots, heart inflammation, blindness, cognitive difficulty and so on; these things scare me far more than the virus does. — AJJ
I don't believe you. No one is that stupid. — James Riley
The fear we’re seeing from those of your persuasion appears to be unacknowledged and uncontrolled; this is what motivates the hostility. — AJJ
My fear is acknowledged and controlled; — AJJ
I’m a POS because you perceive me as doing something you’re afraid of, i.e. spreading my “nasty, filthy germs”. — AJJ
I am afraid of the vaccine. — AJJ
blood clots, heart inflammation, blindness, cognitive difficulty and so on; these things scare me far more than the virus does. — AJJ
You're not seeing fear from those of my persuasion. You're seeing push-back against the inconsiderate, disrespectful, selfish BS of those of your persuasion. — James Riley
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